In discussing about the issue of hilah, Ibnu Qayyim al-Jauziyyah has his own
understanding toward the issue which seemed to be different from the concept which was
very popular among fuqahas. To the best of his understanding, hilah is basically a form
of action (deed) which seem to fool the law of Allah. Fooling the laws of Allah endangers
Islam since it only fulfills those who promoted hilah and, therefore, withdraw the
willingness to enforce Islamic laws (syara). Ibnu Qayyim emphasized that hilah in Islam
is only intended to promote legalization of the forbiddens (haram) and in turn, will
jeopardize the compulsory ones by presenting reasons. Those are forbidden (haram) viewed
from various perspectives. The permission for hilah violates sadd al-zari’ah since the only
islamic law maker, Allah has shut all possible attempts that may lead to destruction.
Hilah is a form of manipulation toward Allah and any manipulative attempts toward
Allah are forbidden (haram). There are many examples of hilah illustrated by Ibn
Qayyim in his book kitab i’lam al-Muwaqi’in. Though Ibn Qayyim views hilah is
forbidden (haram) in general, including those are approved by Abu Hanifah, however,
some are still tolerated for particular conditions.
Kata kunci: hilah, sadd al-dzari‘ah, fikih